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MrScorpio

(73,778 posts) Fri Jul 8, 2016, 01:19 PM Jul 2016

The rare black "Crazed Lone Gunman"

Needless to say, the white supremacists, the police misconduct apologists and the NRA will all have a field day.

Black lives are in even more danger today.

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The rare black "Crazed Lone Gunman" (Original Post) MrScorpio Jul 2016 OP

The DC sniper? underpants Jul 2016 #1

That was, what, 14 years ago? MrScorpio Jul 2016 #3

Yeah. I was just trying to point out how rare it is. underpants Jul 2016 #5

Aaron Alexis and Ismaaiyl Brinsley (nt) LongtimeAZDem Jul 2016 #6

2 over 14 years... goes to the OPs post uponit7771 Jul 2016 #12

Rare, indeed. The paradigm is a white guy, often with a passing familiarity with the MADem Jul 2016 #2

Actually, from what I gather . . . MousePlayingDaffodil Jul 2016 #9

My kids are on lockdown in the house. giftedgirl77 Jul 2016 #4

no words gg JustAnotherGen Jul 2016 #8

I can't say I disagree with you JustAnotherGen Jul 2016 #7

I don't recall black folks pointing their fingers at all white people either rbrnmw Jul 2016 #10

He can join all those white "disturbed loners" who were blown up by robot bombs. eppur_se_muova Jul 2016 #11

underpants

(197,212 posts)

1. The DC sniper?

Reply to MrScorpio (Original post)

Fri Jul 8, 2016, 01:21 PM

Jul 2016

Well, that's two at least

MrScorpio

(73,778 posts)

3. That was, what, 14 years ago?

Reply to underpants (Reply #1)

Fri Jul 8, 2016, 01:24 PM

Jul 2016

How many white crazed lone gunmen have we had in the interim... I'm sure that the anti-black bias crowd will fail to make that distinction.

underpants

(197,212 posts)

5. Yeah. I was just trying to point out how rare it is.

Reply to MrScorpio (Reply #3)

Fri Jul 8, 2016, 01:29 PM

Jul 2016

I don't have to tell you that seeing that he was "black" tells a lot of people all they need to know.

The veteran part will not be highlighted. When the report came out about the risk of radical unhinged vets coming back from the wars it was met with complete white knuckled outrage.

LongtimeAZDem

(4,516 posts)

6. Aaron Alexis and Ismaaiyl Brinsley (nt)

Reply to underpants (Reply #1)

Fri Jul 8, 2016, 01:31 PM

Jul 2016

uponit7771

(93,532 posts)

12. 2 over 14 years... goes to the OPs post

Reply to underpants (Reply #1)

Fri Jul 8, 2016, 08:38 PM

Jul 2016

MADem

(135,425 posts)

2. Rare, indeed. The paradigm is a white guy, often with a passing familiarity with the

Reply to MrScorpio (Original post)

Fri Jul 8, 2016, 01:22 PM

Jul 2016

"stars and bars."

I think there will be a slew of cognitive dissonance happening in many discussions on this sad subject.

MousePlayingDaffodil

(748 posts)

9. Actually, from what I gather . . .

Reply to MADem (Reply #2)

Fri Jul 8, 2016, 01:35 PM

Jul 2016

The racial make-up of mass shooters in the U.S. is more or less proportional to the racial makeup of the U.S. population as a whole.

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http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2012/12/mass-shootings-mother-jones-full-data

giftedgirl77

(4,713 posts)

4. My kids are on lockdown in the house.

Reply to MrScorpio (Original post)

Fri Jul 8, 2016, 01:27 PM

Jul 2016

We are all on eggshells.

JustAnotherGen

(38,113 posts)

8. no words gg

Reply to giftedgirl77 (Reply #4)

Fri Jul 8, 2016, 01:32 PM

Jul 2016

JustAnotherGen

(38,113 posts)

7. I can't say I disagree with you

Reply to MrScorpio (Original post)

Fri Jul 8, 2016, 01:31 PM

Jul 2016

Yet - where were all of those folks when Dylan Roof . . . oh wait. They were applauding the police for taking him to Burger King.

rbrnmw

(7,160 posts)

10. I don't recall black folks pointing their fingers at all white people either

Reply to JustAnotherGen (Reply #7)

Fri Jul 8, 2016, 01:54 PM

Jul 2016

eppur_se_muova

(42,530 posts)

11. He can join all those white "disturbed loners" who were blown up by robot bombs.

Reply to MrScorpio (Original post)

Fri Jul 8, 2016, 02:10 PM

Jul 2016

Oh, wait ...

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